PAULA WHYMAN
I'm a writer living in the Washington, DC, area. My work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies including The Gettysburg Review, Gargoyle, Writes of Passage: Coming of Age Stories and Memoirs from The Hudson Review, in The Washington Post, and on NPR's "All Things Considered."
For more information, please see the Bio page.
You can follow me on Twitter:
@paulawhyman.
We like the shoes.
"Mom takes a long time putting on her powders."
Archives
- April 2013 ( 1 )
- December 2012 ( 1 )
- November 2012 ( 1 )
- August 2012 ( 1 )
- July 2012 ( 2 )
- May 2012 ( 2 )
- April 2012 ( 1 )
- February 2012 ( 2 )
- January 2012 ( 1 )
- December 2011 ( 1 )
- November 2011 ( 2 )
- October 2011 ( 1 )
- September 2011 ( 3 )
- August 2011 ( 2 )
- July 2011 ( 5 )
- June 2011 ( 2 )
- May 2011 ( 4 )
- April 2011 ( 2 )
- March 2011 ( 5 )
- February 2011 ( 2 )
- January 2011 ( 4 )
- December 2010 ( 5 )
- November 2010 ( 4 )
- October 2010 ( 7 )
- September 2010 ( 6 )
- August 2010 ( 8 )
- July 2010 ( 5 )
- June 2010 ( 11 )
- May 2010 ( 9 )
- April 2010 ( 5 )
- March 2010 ( 8 )
- February 2010 ( 7 )
- January 2010 ( 5 )
- December 2009 ( 5 )
- November 2009 ( 6 )
- October 2009 ( 7 )
- September 2009 ( 4 )
- August 2009 ( 1 )
- July 2009 ( 3 )
- June 2009 ( 2 )
- May 2009 ( 10 )
- April 2009 ( 4 )
- March 2009 ( 5 )
- February 2009 ( 11 )
- January 2009 ( 1 )
- December 2008 ( 3 )
- November 2008 ( 7 )
- October 2008 ( 5 )
- September 2008 ( 6 )
- August 2008 ( 4 )
- July 2008 ( 6 )
- June 2008 ( 5 )
- May 2008 ( 8 )
- April 2008 ( 4 )
Selected Works
Fiction
A young woman struggles with an unplanned pregnancy.
Sexual and racial tensions in a classroom threaten to explode as a young teen faces choices that will haunt her in adulthood. ORDER HERE
Two American teens go on their first European trip and get into trouble.
A young girl in Thailand is sold into prostitution by her mother.
A woman is haunted by events from the past that threaten to disturb her domestic life.
A man battles neighbors to build his dream house, while his son resists the pull of the family heritage.
A psychologist confuses fantasy and reality as she travels alone for the first time after her divorce.
Humor
Dining out with dietary issues, and Twizzlers. From the Washington Post.
KITCHEN SINK LINKS
Washington Independent Review of Books
Washington's nonprofit online book review
Semi-Charmed Life: Surviving at the Center of the Universe
first-person column on absurdities of suburban life
Bethesda World News
Bethesda's own parody newspaper
When the Menu Is a Minefield
Washington Post Food section, on dining out with dietary issues
Ode to the Hand Dryers of La Guardia
guest post for Susan Coll's blog
Rumpus Mini-Interview #19
I interview visual artist Tim Guthrie about his unusual anti-war project.
Work-in-Progress: A blog by Leslie Pietrzyk
Explores the Creative Process
Alternate Sides: A blog by Susan Coll
Adventures Along the Northeast Corridor
Finding Josephine
Writer Dionne Ford's blog
Poetry in the Arts
Publisher of the poetry journal, Ardent! - and fine books of poetry by invitation.
CURIOSITIES: THE BLOG
Cool New Site for Scifi/Fantasy
November 20, 2008
I want to give a shout out to a new site started by a group of authors primarily of science fiction/fantasy. It's a co-op, where writers post their work, some offered free and some for sale. Ursula K. LeGuin is a founding member. Thank you to author/member Nancy Jane Moore for alerting me. (more…)